“Your password must have at least 16 characters, including at least one lowercase and one capital letter, one number, one special character and an underscore. But no dashes. And you have to change it every three months. Oh, and it can’t be the same as your name, birthday, social security number, or last seventeen passwords.” […]
The use of mobile search to find local business information is increasing exponentially. DAC’s 2012 proprietary landscape study with Kantar showed mobile as the fifth most popular source used when searching for business information in the U.S. overall. Breaking this down into demographics, mobile is actually the third most used source by those aged 18-34. Consumers are […]
Apple’s recent launching of its own mapping software, to replace the default Google Maps on iPhone and iPad devices, has been described by industry pundits and observers as the latest escalation in a war that is heating up between the two technology giants. Both companies have been focusing on mobile for several years now, and […]
Let’s wax poetic on the value of a phone call for a moment. I often speak with advertisers on what a call is worth to them. Is a six second call valid? Some may say ‘yes’, some would argue ‘no’. Is it really in the eye of the beholder? Let’s take a glimpse into my life […]
Don’t underestimate the importance of an optimised Local Business listing. We’ve been preaching the benefits of optimising local business listings for some time now. We know that in many cases search engines can draw information from various online sources and essentially ‘create’ a listing for your business on your behalf. Sounds great, but the issue […]